Three

The electro-pop duo’s third LP is rooted in heartbreak. Inspired in part by the loss of band member Sarah Barthel’s sister, <i>Three</i> is decidedly heavy—from its sonics to its subject matter. While “Funeral Pyre” finds Josh Carter snake an elegant guitar line through tar-like production, the thunderous “Run Run Blood” sees Barthel ask a pressing question: “Does anybody need to breathe?”